Axcelis Technologies Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Axcelis Technologies' CEO is Russell Low, appointed in May 2023, has a tenure of 1.92 years. total yearly compensation is $4.29M, comprised of 14.7% salary and 85.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.13% of the company’s shares, worth MX$39.09M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.8 years and 3.2 years respectively.
Key information
Russell Low
Chief executive officer
US$4.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 14.7% |
| CEO tenure | 1.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 1.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | US$4m | US$633k | US$201m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$222m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$239m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$250m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$4m | US$530k | US$246m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$232m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$207m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$189m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$1m | US$373k | US$183m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$162m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$149m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$124m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$1m | US$360k | US$99m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$78m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$61m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$55m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$1m | US$343k | US$50m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$45m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$35m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$22m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$779k | US$319k | US$17m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$16m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$24m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$38m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$884k | US$325k | US$46m |
Compensation vs Market: Russell's total compensation ($USD4.29M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD696.78K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Russell's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Russell Low (53 yo)
1.9yrs
Tenure
US$4,293,508
Compensation
Dr. Russell J. Low, PhD, serves as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director at Axcelis Technologies Inc. since May 11, 2023. He had been an Executive Vice President of Global Customer & Engineering...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 1.9yrs | US$4.29m | 0.13% MX$ 39.1m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 1.6yrs | US$1.80m | 0.0091% MX$ 2.8m | |
| Executive Vice President of Marketing & Applications | 2.6yrs | US$1.11m | 0.031% MX$ 9.5m | |
| Executive Vice President of Research | 1.8yrs | US$1.11m | 0.0066% MX$ 2.0m | |
| Executive Vice President of Global Customer Operations | 1.6yrs | US$1.11m | 0.012% MX$ 3.8m | |
| Senior Vice President of Global Operations | 11.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP of Human Resources and Legal | less than a year | no data | no data |
1.8yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ACLS *'s management team is not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 1.9yrs | US$4.29m | 0.13% MX$ 39.1m | |
| Independent Director | 9.9yrs | US$281.46k | 0.098% MX$ 30.3m | |
| Independent Director | 9.9yrs | US$265.21k | 0.037% MX$ 11.5m | |
| Director | 1.2yrs | US$473.00k | 0.0031% MX$ 966.0k | |
| Director | 1.2yrs | US$467.70k | 0.0031% MX$ 966.0k | |
| Independent Director | 6.9yrs | US$257.71k | 0.016% MX$ 5.0m | |
| Independent Chairman | 5.7yrs | US$327.71k | 0.013% MX$ 4.1m | |
| Independent Director | 3.2yrs | US$263.96k | 0.021% MX$ 6.6m | |
| Independent Director | 3.2yrs | US$268.96k | 0.018% MX$ 5.7m |
3.2yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ACLS *'s board of directors are considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/04/25 01:07 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. is covered by 12 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Christopher Muse | Barclays |
| Mark Miller | Benchmark Company |